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Congressional Testimony

Washington D.C. - Michael Cromartie, Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, gave the following testimony on March 23, 2010 regarding religious freedom conditions in Vietnam .
The following is an excerpt from Mr. Cromartie's testimony.
I testified nine months...

Testimony of Leonard Leo, Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Hearing on
“The Current Status of Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran”
February 25, 2010
On behalf of the U.S. Commission on International...

Testimony of
Leonard A. Leo
Before the
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC)
on
Implications of the Promotion of “Defamation of Religions”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing on this...

Testimony of
Leonard A. Leo
Before the
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC)
on
Implications of the Promotion of "Defamation of Religions”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing on this important and timely...

An excerpt from USCIRF chair Leonard Leo's testimony at the Prospects for Justice in Northern and Central Nigeria: Government Responses to Religious Extremism and Root Causes briefing
"The Commission concluded that the government of Nigeria has done little to prevent...

The International Religious Freedom Caucus
Briefing on
Prospects for Justice in Northern and Central Nigeria:
Government Responses to Religious Extremism and Root Causes
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Statement of
Leonard A. Leo
Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom...

Testimony of Michael Cromartie, Vice-Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Before the
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
The Status of Human Rights and religious Freedom in Vietnam
July 23, 2009
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A delegation from the U.S. Commission on...

Testimony of
Felice Gaer, Chair
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on
The Uighurs: A History of Persecution
Before The Subcommittee on Human Rights, International Organizations, and International Terrorism of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
June 10, 2009
Last...

The year 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), legislation that threw a spotlight on the importance of religious freedom around the world and on the need to promote this freedom as a key component of U.S. foreign policy...